News
New article under the direction of SHOC member Bart Lambert
Ypres was one the economic powerhouses of 13th-century Europe, but most of its medieval archives were lost during the First World War.
SHOC colleague Benoît Henriet appointed as chairholder of the Chair Casterman-Hamers
From 2025-2027, Benoît Henriet, Associate Professor of History at VUB and member of our research group SHOC, has been appointed as the new chairholder for the Chair Casterman-Hamers: History and Philosophy of Sciences.
New publication by SHOC member Yannis Skalli-Housseini and Christopher Sebastian Lowe
We are proud to announce that a new article: "From Bruges to Brexit: nationalism, neoliberalism, and the Eurosceptic capture of the British Conservative Party" has been published in Contemporary British History!
New publication by SHOC member Bas Spliet
We are proud to announce that SHOC member Bas Spliet has recently published a new article in The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History (TSEG). Find the article, entitled 'Plain and Old': Why Did Paintings Go out of Fashion? via this link.
MARIE-CHARLOTTE DUBOIS JOINS SHOC
Marie-Charlotte Dubois (°2001) is joining SHOC as a PhD researcher. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in History (2022) and Master of Arts in History (2023) at KU Leuven. She is specialized in medieval history.
Events
Practical info-SHOC seminar with Philipp Höhn (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg)
"Maritime Violence, Marginalization and the Formation of Markets in Late Medieval England"
Abstract
Practical info-Discussion: Who owns the womb with SHOC member Jolien Gijbels
On March 4th, our colleague Jolien Gijbels will participate in a discussion together with Leah Hazard, author of the book "Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began", and Dr. Joz Motmans, coordinator of the Centre for Sexology and Gender at Ghent University Hospital.
Practical info-SHOC-seminar with Alina-Sandra Cucu
"'Who was going to Paris at the time'? Training abroad, generational pride, and shopfloor politics in late socialist Romania"
Practical info-SHOC seminar with Giulio Ongaro (University of Milano-Bicocca) and Matteo Di Tullio (University of Pavia)
"Unequal mountains? Political inclusion, commons and local finances in central-northern Italy during the early modern period"
Abstract will be published soon
